by Delaney Lynch | Jan 10, 2025 | Signature Event
Hot Glass ‘Heats Up’ the Garden Experience Baby, it’s cold outside, but inside at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, you have the opportunity to see more than just the natural beauty of its tropical oasis. Running through the end of March,...
by Delaney Lynch | Jan 3, 2025 | Signature Event
Des Blues in Des Moines While blues and jazz may have originated in the southern part of the United States, Des Moines has its own ties to the genre. In the middle of a musical migration According to a Little Village article featuring Kevin B.F. Burt, International...
by Delaney Lynch | Oct 15, 2024 | Signature Event
Displays of holiday lights in public venues are a popular part of the annual celebration of the season. The displays utilize twinkle lights in many ways, including decking towering Christmas trees in public squares, street trees and park trees, adorning lampposts and...
by Delaney Lynch | Oct 5, 2024 | Signature Event
Craft brewing’s monster growth! An economic impact report highlighting the craft brewing industries’ contributions to the state’s economy found that Iowa breweries generated a total economic impact from brewery operations, trade and tourism in 2022 of: $1.25...
by Shay Magaraci | Jun 10, 2019 | Signature Event
The Origin of the Garden’s Summer Concert Series In 2015, following the Garden’s renovation and transformation of 7 acres of outdoor space, our team began asking one another, “What are your dreams for the future of the Botanical Garden?” After collecting...
